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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
A BIG DEAL.
Mining Property at Pony Purchased by Hell
ena Men.

The Independent is authority for the
statement that the sale of large group
of mines at Pony, by Henry Filing, w.
w. Morris and others, to n syndicate OF
Helena and eastern capitalists, has been
c~onsummated. The deal is one of the
largest ever made IN Montana-not so
much in the amount of money immedi-
ately invested as in the immensely of
the property involved. Ex-Governor
Hauscr, AM Hotter, and Senators Vest,
Cameron, Plumb and Farwell, Frederick
Billings, the seligmans and a number of
other New York capitalists are among
the purchasers. The purchase price of
the property amounts to about $780, 900.
this including agreements TO purchase
adjoining property and IN turn over
shares of stack. The lead extends at
least 1900 feet up the mountain and is
in places 100 feet wide. A conservative
experts report said that twenty million
tons Of ore could be exposed by one tun-
mel. The ore is mostly base gold beai-
ing, though the surface has long been
worked for free milling purposes. Below
water level it is largely on iron pyrites.
The ore assays from $25 upwards, so far
as exposed. 1t is proposed to erect an
immense concentration On the ground and
ship the concentrates to some convent
ent smelte.. II is calculated that no
ordinary plant could possibly exhaust
the ore body during the life of any per
son now living. The proposition has
been under consideration months past
and the property has been most careful.
ly examined by the best experts in the
country. Their reports are said to be
sufficient to sell the property for a mil
lion dollars without another blow being
struck upon it. The sale involves the
immediate erection Of a large plant, that
being included in the estimates for sub
scription to the purchase price. 1t will
also lead to the construction of a rail-
road from the mines to the Northern
Pacific, either by the mining company
or by the company already Incorporated
for that purpose. In ultimate prospects
this is perhaps the largest mining deal
ever ~consumated in Montana.
Besides the above facts, taken from
he independent, the CHRONICLE learns
that Messrs. Odds and Hickman, owners
of the Golconda, arc not in any way con-
nected with this deal. Four months ago
Wallace, Thornburch & Co., If Helena,
secured a bond of the above property,
which expired on Monday last. They
endeavored to procure one months ex.
tension of time; but Mr.. Morris and
others interested had already made ar
engagements with Ex-Governor Iiauser
and syndicate and were in duty bound
to dispose of the property the very day
on which the bond expired. The sale of
the group of valuable mines means a
great deal for the mining region of Red
Bluff; it is the beginning of new,'ac
tive erea in the history Of a rich mining
camp and will make fortunes for many
e
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
Nye City.

+. W. Draper anne i've from Nye
City Tuesday, where he is preparing to
engage in the restaurant business. lie
pronounces the report that the miners
of that district have been notified to quit
work upon their claims. by order of the
interior department, to be without foun-
dation-it being generally conceded that
the mines are three or four miles from
the reservation line-and that the report
doubtless had its origin in the mischief
%inventing brain of Jerry Watson, erst-
while special agent on the Grow reserve.
Watson, it will be remembered, gained
some cheap notoriety at the recent term
of court in Billings by using abusive cpl.
thets against Judge Bach. for which he
was promptly muleted in a fine for con
tempt.-Enterprise.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Like a guilty ghost. the Guiteau case
keeps wierdly bobbing up; not long 8
the Lleached bones of the mad assassin
of the president were rudely ratified
before the Mortified vision of the pullic.
and new that dreadful tragedy is again
recalled by the ATTEMPTED suicide of
Gniteau's counsel, Chas. II. Reed And
this circumstance awakes II the minds
of the superstitious feelings Of awe and
dread that a supernatural mystery sur
rounds the affair, for they well rcmcm-
Der the assassin's a%nathcmas on every
body that had aught to do with his case,
and, strange to relate, nearly all of these
persons have, within the brief period of
six years, become the victims of ''unmcr-
ciful disaster" from the foreman and
most of the members of the jury who
convicted Guiteau, up TO the district
attorney who prosecuted him, the presl-
dent who refused his pardon, and the
Republican party, to which he was
bllndly devoted, but whose defeat in
1884 he confidently predicted-to say
nothing of the multiplied misfnrtunes of
witnesses, guards aud others.
Probably one of the best suggestions
on the immigration subject from
the Philadelphia Press, which sa,s:
Immigration should be prohibited TO
every n who had ever been the IN
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Public Printer Benedict has made Il
convincing reply to the false and rarti
san charge of the New York Tribune,
that he is ~unfrienlly to Union veterans
and discriminates agai INST them in max
ing discharges or appointments, showing
that there are more ex-Frderal soldiers
on the pay rolls of the government
printing office than ever before. Ofthe
1850 in the Office 800 are honorably dis
charged soldiers ard their widows and
children. For the first time in its his
tory a census ofthe office has been taken
in order to show who are properly pro-
tected by the statute relating to soldiers,
their widows and children. Mr.. Bene-
dict says that the records ofthe Office
show that heretofore No attention was
given to democratic veteran soldiers in
regard to appointments or protection I'M
der the statute, but that special rare was
taken of republican soldiers. The pres
ent printer has instituted other useful
reforms, surll us replacing old machinery
with new, reducing a needless.y large
working force. expediting business, and
last and best of all. paying all employees
twice a month, instead of once. rs was
the custom under republican rule.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
ANOTHER MINING E
In Which the Hauser Syndicate have Again
got Hold of a Big Thing.

Everyone who has lived in this Dor
ton of Montana for any length of time
has heard of the Great Eastern mine at
Emigrant Gulch, owned by Messr. Ayles.
worth Il Van Tassel, of Bozeman, II
has all along been regarded as n of
the greatest mining properties of eastern
Montana, although its owners have been
unable to expose TO its full length the
wide ore vein, which shows signs of
extending to a great length. From a
mining expert We learn that when the
Halser syndicate of Helena sold out
their Ceu d'Alene interests for sG0OOOO
thsy began casting about for another
property bearing galena ore. Through
the representations of Frank Esler. of
Bohemian, A. M. Esler. his brother. ex.
pert for, and a member of tho Hauser
syndicate, was induced to come to Emil
grant and look at the Great Eastern
mine. At this time a st. Louis syndi.
cate was at the mine with a view of
bonding ii, and it was believed by those
on the inside that Hauser and his marty
would be shut out. Such is not the case
however, as Messrs. Aylesworth & Van
Iassel are in possession of a bond from
the liauser party, that, when paid, as it
will be, will, during their natural life, fur
nish Aylesworth 4 Van Tassel an indie.
tendency.
THE GREAT EASTERN
carries consider able silver and a little
gold, and the general belief exists among
mining men who have lately visited the
mime, Thai it will be a greater property
than the Dram Lummon. by reason Of
ne immenf!e quantity of ore which ex.
ISIS. The development work is vast and
expenslv :. but 1t is being hurried
through at a rapid rate by the Hauser
men, who intend to put up the required
works t,eiore now falls.
This deal is one of the most import.
ant tn Mt has taken place for many days.
md IL will give an activity to MINING
enter prises in eastern Montana. that
mus'f necessarily rebound to the benefit
'f Ill concerned, being of especial bene.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

1t is whispered,-mind you, only whis-
perel,-that the Toston Smelter people
are meeting with unlocked for obstacles
in the work of smelling, and that they
have under consideration a plan to move
the smelter plant to another place, per-
haps to Pony, maybe to Bohemian. The
latter point has a decided advantage
over all other localities spoken of, mas
much as it is free from alkali dust, which
now so seriously interferes with the
work at Toston, and is in the center of
the coal belt. and convenient to a SPLEEN
did lime rock range, both in themselves
sufficient TO induce the erection of a
smelter here very soon.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The races at Butte last week were the
most successful eve held in Montana,
At the outset the management declared
their intention of promptly putting a
a stop to all dishonesty by pulling" and
enforced their decision. In consequence
those in attendance were given conf
dence and the results have not disap-
pointed them. Nolla, the Gallatin val.
ley horse, showed a clean pair of heels
to ali in the $50 class, and his Helena
hackers are several thousand dollars
better off thereby. Lee Mantle, man
acer, worked ~assiduously to make the
race meeting a success, and succeeded.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

We estimate the amount of binder
Irvine used in tying up the sheaves in
this valley to be $4,000 pounds this year.
This is at least 10000 pounds more than
has been used in any previous year and
gives a slight idea of the monstrous pro-
auctions of orr cereal crop, Fortunately
this valley is at present supplied with
Irvine, which is not the case in other
sections owing TO a shortage in the hemp
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
Low RATES ON CATTLE,

Agent Williams, of the N. p. r. r., is
in receipt of the following:
st. Paul, Aug. 11th, 1887.
Agent, Bozeman:-
Owing to the severe drouth IN SOUTH
ern Minnesota and northern Iowa, we
understand stock cattle are being offered
at extremely low prices, and for the
benefit of those who may desire to
secure a share of the stock cattle, the
Northern Pacific railroad company will
take them west from st. Paul a. seventy.
FIVE per cent of the rates named in the
present west-bound cattle tariff, until
November list, proximo, this arrange.
ment to take effect in ten days.
s. l.. MOORE.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

We give this week, from a Chicago
paper, II graphic account of the terrible
loss of life by the greatest disaster of
this disastrous year. A heavy train pro.
PEELED by two engines, running at full
speed, runs into n burning bridge and a
great mass of pleasure seeking humanity
are crushed and burned to death IN a
horrible manner,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
PARIS MUTUALS EXPLAINED.

As n great many from this county will
60 to the Helena races, and, contrary to
IL advice persist in betting their money
on the outcome, We cannot do less than
publish the following explanation of
Paris Mutuals, which has now become
the popular method of betting on horse
races in this territory:
Lee Mantle has issued a circular in the
interest of those who attend the races,
which affords a very lucid explanation of
the Paris mutual system of betting
Tickets o n any single horse, or the field,
are S. each, and are sold on heats only,
every heat being a race. Suppose the
following horses start in a race with the
number of tickets sold in each set oppo.
site their resnpctivp namas.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Deduct society's commission of 3 per
cent. and there remains $3,447.5 50 in the
pool, which amount is divided equally
among the holders of the tickets on the
horse that wins, rs follows:
Each ticket would pay: Should Ranch
gro win, Sll. 80; should Velox win, S17. So.
should Senator win, S34.75; should Rolla
win, $i3.45; should the field win, sos. IS.
In the Paris mutual, the horses are num-
bered instead of named, the number on
the ticket corresponding with the num-
Der on the slip (Which bears the name
of the horse) on the indicator,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The visiting senators have iaken the
CHRONICLE advice and inflated our state
hood "boomlet' in good shape. They
have not only purchased property in
Helena, but better still have become in
terested in the rich mining property of
Pony district, where thousands upon
thousands of dollars in gold lay piled up
in a heap, awaiting capital to put il in
shape for the mint.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The postmaster -editor of Glendive,
Widmyer, has started for Helena to the
Press Association meeting. In view of
his past experience in getting left at
every station he determined this year
TO start a week in advance.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Judge Reagan thinks that JEFF Davis
opposition killed prohibition III Texas.
The judge forgets that he himself sup
ported it. In Texas that would kill any.
thing.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

1t begins to look as if the races this
fall are going to be con the square," At
Butte. Repetta has been barred ow-
ing to peculiar performances in Chicago,
and we trust hat Helena will follow
Butte's lead. It's time for improvement
in this line,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The numerous st. Louis mining ex-
perts in the country this year. have a.
lowed themselves to he hoodwinked by
the Helena men, and as a consequence
have not secured a mining property Of
any great Importance during the year,
The Helena men seldom sleep and it is
a cold day when they get left.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

While the Gallatin valley has been
blessed with an abundant crop of cereals
and hay, $4,000 square miles of western
country usually 30 productive, will reap
a crop far below the average.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Frost, two weeks ago, badly damaged
the crops around Spokane Falls. We
beg leave to again repeat that the Gala
tin valley is the safest, surest and best
farming country in America.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The %pecuniary loss arising from the
Cha,sworth accident is simply enormous.
Under the laws of I%llionois the relatives
of those killed in the disaster will, if
they have any claim at all, deplete the
treasury of the Toledo. Peoria & Western
of something like S350,OOO. and.ihose in
jured would receive at least S25O,O0O
moro
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

1t is now reported that Judge McIeary
will not resign rs originally intended
but will remain on the judicial bench of
this territory if given Galbraith's place
when that judges time expires. This
will bring Judge Bach to this district, as
it is said he has a decided preference
thnrpfpr
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The attachment made by Clark &
Laribie of the Miners material has no
serious significance. As we understand
it, Mr.. Clark merely wishes to obtain
full ownership of the property in which
he has invested so much.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

We have been favored by the Benton
Board of Trade, with a neat pamphlet full.
ly setting forth the beauties, by illustra-
ton, and the advantages, by facts and
figures readably put together, of Fort
Benton. 1t is the best of its nature ever
issued in Montana
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Buffalo Bill IS an advertiser that does
credit to the country of his birth. lie
recently gave a thinner to royal nobs and
distinguished American visitors in Lon
don, that has caused a Juror. Among
the dainiies of the menue were ribs
roasted II la camp style and eaten from
tin Males.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Fred Eopt, murderer of Turner, paid
the penalty of an act committed seven
years ago, in Salt Lake on Thursday last.
AT his request he was shot, five masked
men being his executioners. A blank
cartridge was placed in n of the guns
so that none of the e~xecutioners could
say that his bullet did the deadly work.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Semi-officiallv it is stated that the
fight between the Northern Pacific stock
holders has come to an end and Thai the
Cakes crowd came off of the battle field
victorious, and will place Mr.. Cakes in
the presidents chair in September.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Eleven Chicago ~"boodlers" now "wrap
the drapery of their couch around them"
in a Chicago Jail. Mc(iariglc, in the
meanwhile, is in Canada, waiting "till
the clouds roll by,"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Judge Sherman is following in the
wake of Vest. %lIauser, ct al, through to
Alaska. He passed over the Canadian
Pacific last week en- route.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The murder of Muddox. at Melrose,
detailed in another column, is spoken of
by the papers close by, as unjustifable
and unnecessary.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Helena will evidently try to outdo
Butte in the matter of races. and will
have to work hard to do so. The race
meeting at Butte this season wa the
best ever given in the territory,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
will, and jollity and good fellowship
prevail.

Engineer McDaniels is here with q
large force and it is an u%ndoubted fact
now that a branch will be built to Pony,
and 1t is more than probable that grad
ing will be commenced before the snow
flies.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Judge Reagan begins to protest against
being read out of the democratic party.
The judge is coming back to his senses.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

Custer county will hold an election on
the 25th, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Councilman Thomp-
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
THE MINE.
One of the Many Good Coal Properties Tribu.
tary to Bozeman.

r-,,,
law ~ noz.man.
-
A Bozeman gentleman recently paid q
visit to Esler's coal mine, near Bozeman,
and makes the following observations
repardinp IL. through the I%ndependent
"After mining some thousands o. tons
of Indifferent coal, to which fact the
Northern Pacific engineers and fremen
can bear testimony, the Northern Pacific
coal who had leased the mine,
abandoned it, some two or three wears
ago, a fault having been struck in the
west level and the then management
having been unable to relocate the coal.
The Union Pacific then purchased a con-
trolling interest in the property, and
until last year practically nothing was
done with it. The present lessee, Mr..
Frank NJ. Esler, then took hold of it, and
going to work like a man who meant
business, he thoroughly prospected the
surface and finally was rewarded by
finding the coal across the fault. Before
abandoning the mine as before stated,
the Northern Pacific coal company had
tu%nnelled some two hnndre feet thro'
the faults, and given up the search. Mr..
Esler cleaned out this old tunnel of
theirs and commenced work on it again,
the correctness of his surface expIoi.
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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

The New York Independent, the lead
ing religious Journal ofthe United States,
has endorsed Sherman for president.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17

When n considers the enormity of
tRs f i { Il kses shs aARRRIGasah,XXae, l&ah " y h9t RGs afd
to realize the Importance of the great
mining deal which is first made public
in this issue of the CHRONICLE.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-17
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WAR RISKS on CARGoEs SHIPPED TO ENGLA,
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
CHANCES OF 4 VICTORY FOR BIsMARCK-wHY WAR

RUMORs HAVE SUBSIDIZED.
BERIIS Feb 19.-There is pause In the intensity of
the electoral conflict pending Mondays polling. The
committees everywhere continue active. but there Is
momenary lull In the public agitation Ihere
is also significant subsistence In war
rumors This the Opposition sny is because the Govern
longer considers such aiment necessary to e1
cite the eecorates Though official circles are sure of
victory they are much less confident that their majority
will be large Their most sanguinc estimates increase
the number Of Conservatives from seventy eight To
eighysx and the National Liberals from fifty TO sixty.
and reduces the Fresnnigcn from sxysevcn TO fifty,
leaving tho other sections about the before The
septcnnst majority IS dependent upon split in the
Centre party In which II is calculated there siXy-nine
Triennsts against thirty septcnnists II this estimate
is realized the Government fails 10 obtain subnis-
sIve majority for all lis purposes the Rcchstag will
vote for the Military BILL but will be equally ready
was the last Rcchstng. to resist BIS
MARKHAM projects for securing permanent supplies
The results OF the elections will be known definitely Tues
day night
il is reported that Prince Bismarck desires convoke
Rechstag February - and VIII demand urgency
Herr Sonncmann recently addressed large electoral
reunion al Frankfort The following passages from his
snccch arc widely quoted The wachword OF the yep
L. Tmprc e. In paX. soon after Napoleon made war
because there Chamber to restrain Nun conscious
OF lis duties and is powers We know that there exists IN
Rerin "A war party which is not In sympathy Win the pa
cihc sentiments sometimes attributed tolfincc Bsnarck
n mi. PARTY succeed, obtaining docc Rcchstag IS
not likely that peace will lee troubled sooner than
Kechstlg he returned which viii grant only what Is
strictly necessary for The defence OF the countryi